Real English PICKS - Reviews of Real English and Sister Sites

Recent 2009 Reviews:

E|FL Blog
Elena Benito-Ruiz writes a comprehensive review about our site. She also offers us some great advice.

I hope it works!
Ronaldo Júnior makes very astute observations about EFL as it relates to his use of Real English. Additional info on our blog.

Complete list of Reviews

Review by Maggie Sokolik
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/reviews/real_english/
Maggie Sokolik, Ph.D. of UC Berkeley, College Writing Programs

Calico Software Review
Reviewed by Marianne Morales of McGill University

Language Learning and Technology Journal.
This is the harshest critique which has been written, so if you want to find out what you might NOT like about Real English, this is the site to look at first!

Critique en langue française du site de Canal Plus.
This link includes extracts of critiques from the French press.
http://www.cplus.fr/html/multimedia99/educatif_realenglish.html

EFL Web Review
http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/video.html

ESL Video: Ryan Detwiler's site allows teachers (and why not? students too) to create quizzes using practically any video online which they fancy. He just introduced a great new feature enabling teachers to send quizzes to their students and track results.

Webheads in Action, helping each other online for the benefit of ESL students and teachers. Check out the corresponding

The Marzio School, creator of Real English.

The Real English Blog.

Links to our friends around the world:

ESL/EFL Language Resources                                 

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  Purdue's OWL has been serving the Purdue community and the rest of the world over the Internet since the early 1990's. Probably the most comprehensive English learning website with a complete ESL section from the best instructors in the field.
  
  
• ESL - Free Material for Teachers Blog
  A Collaboration blog created for teachers and by teachers. Melu and friends share lesson material, tips, articles, and useful links regarding ESL / EFL teaching.
  
  
• learn english feel good.com
  ESL site with free English grammar and vocabulary quizzes, downloadable handouts, video-based exercises, lists of idioms and phrasal verbs, and more.
  
  
• A Byte of Language
  Great Hot Potatoes exercises, a well selected variety of ESL resources, cultural news from France and from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!
  
  
• Le Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Université de Franche-Comté
  "Do it yourself" English for teachers, interactive exercises for students, dictation exercises, useful links: a truly original and practical approach to the English language, from Glenys Hanson.
  
  
• Welcome to EFL in Kuwait!
  A Webhead in Action with a Masters in TESOL from University at Albany, SUNY, Buthaina Al Othman's different sites attest to her devotion to the profession and the appreciation of her students in Kuwait.
  
  
• Webhead Teresa Almeida d'Eca's bilingual site, in Portuguese/English
  Check out Tere's Presentations section, as well as her Projects and WIA sections. Her projects are a goldmine for her own students and for students around the world.
  
  
• English Projects
  English Projects are content based lessons designed to provide students and teachers with clear instructions on how to write and present research papers. Students are evaluated for the process as well as for the final product. The site provides evaluation rubrics and clear instructions on how to do the projects. The topics are webquest tasks. The site also has many very useful educational resources.
  
  
• English4u
  English grammar explanations with lots of exercises (3 levels), crosswords, quizzes and irregular verbs trainer for ESL students.

• Everyday English
  Everyday English features free audio, video and animated lesson-ettes for those tricky,idiomatic parts of the English language.
  

• The English Department
  The English Department is an ESL/EFL portal with sections to free resources, tools and information for teachers and students, lesson plans, information on English Speaking Countries, international projects,webquests, epals, blogs and more.

• Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites
  ESL: English as a Second Language Links.
  
  
• Aulas Particulares de Inglês
  A site designed by Brazilian teacher Ana from São Paulo, with a selection of the best materials available on the net for English study, especially for Brazilian students.
  

• The "OOPS" ESL/Foreign Language Page
  Around the World in 10 Classroom Activities, with the best list of links I have seen in a long time.
  

• The Language Training and Testing Center
  Excellent Listening Links from Taiwan.
  

• EnglishClub.com
  An ESL web site from Cambridge, England, the English Club is a rich, well-designed resource for both students and teachers.
  

• CESOL
  Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages. An excellent resource site helping to put an end to the "Digital Divide".
  
  
• TuitionPlaza.com
  A Malaysian tuition website. Provides online tuition matching service for tutors and students. Free service available for parents and students.
  
  

Other Languages and Schools

• Learn Spanish in Peru
  Learn Spanish in Cusco, Peru, with Wiracocha Spanish School. Our language school offer, spanish language course in cuzco, spanish immersion course, intensive courses, quiz and test, scholarship, business spanish, study and learn spanish fun and quickly.
  
  
• Learn French Abroad
  Learn Spanish abroad, learn French abroad for adults and for students all over the world. Personalized and competent advising service which helps to find the best language travel for you.Learn Spanish abroad, learn French abroad for adults and for students all over the world. Personalized and competent advising service which helps to find the best language travel for you.
  
  

Museums and Libraries

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  http://www.mfah.org/
  The Museum that Peter Marzio built.
  
  
• La Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin
  La Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin es el Centro de Información de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en México. Ofrece sus servicios principalmente a funcionarios del gobierno mexicano, así como a organismos no gubernamentales, periodistas e investigadores, académicos, estudiantes universitarios y público en general.